QRZ SJV;
Playing catch-up. I’m very much behind. Please send me contact
information if you are holding an ARRL SJV cabinet position.
As we move into fire season, stay informed and pass on this info to Greg
KJ6OUI, our Public Relations Coordinator. Also any Public Service
participation relayed to Dan, WL7COO and Ed KF6FIR.
All Club Officers should be on file with Charles W6DPD.
Remember to support “The Amateur Radio Parity Act”. Go to the link
on the ARRL website http://www.arrl.org/amateur-radio-parity-act . We
have to continue the support for this legislation. It is a foot in the
door!
73;
Dan Pruitt, AE6SX
NEWS: From ARRL newsletters. Read complete articles from February to
now.
02/01/2018 | ARRL Suggests FCC May Need to Intervene to Ensure Effective
Antenna Rights
02/02/2018 | NOAA Seeks Comments on Discontinuing WWV-WWVH North
Atlantic and North Pacific Marine Storm Warnings
02/04/2018 | D-Star ONE Phoenix, First D-Star Communication Spacecraft,
Launched
02/08/2018 | NBC News Left Field Report Says Hams “Could Save Our
Lives” in a Disaster
02/09/2018 | Sisterhood of Amateur Radio Supports Girl Scouts in
Obtaining Radio Wireless Patch
02/12/2018 | ARRL Releases Technician Element 2 Question Pool Errata #2
02/15/2018 | ARRL Receives Byrd Antarctic Expedition Morse Key,
Historical Materials
02/20/2018 | Amateur Radio Emergency Service Transitioning to New Online
Reporting System
02/22/2018 | JOTA 2018 Patches to be Available this Summer
02/28/2018 | ARRL Requests Expanded HF Privileges for Technician
Licensees
ARRL 10-Meter Contest
N2NS Class: SO CW Unlimited HP Operating Time (hrs): 3.9
Summary: Band QSOs Mults CW: 52 17 Total Score = 3,536
Comments: On and off the air sporadically, but apparently caught one of
the few nice Es openings Friday night. All USA
states wkd were close in, with the exception of one QSO with KH6 Fri
night and four quick QSO’s with FL stations late
Sat AM just before I had to leave for town. One XE state wkd, and only
VE’s were VE7 and one VE5. DX was CE, CX,
LU, PY. Slim pickin’s, but could have been worse. 73, Bob N2NS
K6MI Class: SO Mixed Unlimited HP QTH: sjv Operating Time (hrs):
3Summary: QSOs/Mults CW: 34/8 SSB: 1/
0 Total: 35 x 8 Total Score = 1,794 Comments: A few short openings. No
locals to work except N2NS.
Worked NAM CW: CA HI AZ ID MT OR WA CO DX CW: CE CX LU PY DX PHONE: PY
CLUBS
CALIFORNIA CITY ARC ++ www.ke6rn.com
CLOVIS ARP ++ .. www.k6arp.org/
FRESNO ARC++ 2018 FARC Officers and Board members:
Stuart Home, WB6VRJ President Ken Holden, WA6OIB VP Joe Cardoza, WA6FFJ
Sec. Ron Hunt, N6MTS Treas. Renewal dues stressed. Stu, WB6VRJ, says
“Which bring me to this point: we all should be working on advancing
our knowledge as well as our operating. Let’s all do what we can to
improve our knowledge of electronics and new developments. And while
we’re at it, let’s also try to bring in more hams.
73 everyone!” <. www.w6to.com.
LODI ARC ++ . lodiamateurradioclub.org/
LOS BANOS ARC ++ Sweethearts night, 27 Feb, is at M & M at 7 PM. Fox
hunt 10 March at 4 PM. Home brew controller for Fox hunts. W6YD relayed
his computer woas. www.aa6lb.org
SIERRA ARC ++ 12 Feb SARC General Meeting – Winter Field Day
Presentation 7:00pm. Amateur Radio License Exam Every Even Month, Second
Saturday. KK6JTB and the group. I’d like to start off by saying happy
new year. I would like to welcome our new board members for 2018 MARK
W6BST, JEFF N6LIP. KEITH N6WZZ BILL WA6QYR. Thank you for volunteering.
20 Mule Team 24 February 2018 . www.qsl.net/wa6ybn/
SEQUOIA ARG ++The club membership is committed to supporting and
promoting Ham Radio. 73 -Bill- N6TF, Pres. February…this month in
History: February 3, American artist and illustrator Norman Rockwell
(1894-1978) was born in New York. February 20, 1962 – Astronaut John
Glenn became the first American launched into orbit. Traveling aboard
the “Friendship 7” spacecraft. February 23, 1942 – During World War II,
the first attack on the U.S. mainland occurred as a Japanese submarine
shelled an oil refinery near Santa Barbara, California, causing minor
damage. www.n6krv.org/
STOCKTON DELTA ARC ++ Bob K6DGQ and Ron KG7OR gave great reports on the
Kid’s Day operation from the Galt Public Library. John NZ6Q reported
on a meeting in December with ARRL Director Bob Vallio W6RGG. In the
meeting there was discussions on how to improve Amateur Radio in general
and specific opportunities that the ARRL could take as well as the
Pacific Division. There was also discussion of a censure that occurred
against Southwest Division Director Dick Norton N6AA See the “Fly
Sheet” www.w6sf.org
TULARE Co. ARC ++ . www.tcarc.net/
TURLOC ARC ++ Spring auction, April 28 w6bxn.org/arc-over/
Silent Keys:
The following Amateur became a Silent Key since the last report:
.Tim K4EOV
.
He will be missed.
Traffic for February 2018:
ORS: WS6P 1593, K6RAU 14 Total 1607
PSHR: WS6P 211, K6RAU 73
06/01/2018 | Northwestern Division Convention (SEA-PAC)Location:
Seaside, OR
Type: ARRL Convention
Sponsor: Oregon Tualatin Valley ARC
Website: http://www.seapac.org
07/20/2018 | Nevada State Convention (NVCON 2018)
Location: Reno, NV
Type: ARRL Convention
Sponsor: Sierra Nevada Amateur Radio Society
Website: http://nvcon.org
09/15/2018 | Western Placer ARC Hamfest
Location: Lincoln, CA
Type: ARRL Hamfest
Sponsor: Western Placer Amateur Radio Club
Website: http://www.wparc.us
10/19/2018 | Pacific Division Convention (PACIFICON 2018)
Location: San Ramon, CA
Type: ARRL Convention
Sponsor: Mount Diablo Amateur Radio Club
Website: http://www.Pacificon.org
You should also send your newsletter to Myself (ae6sx@arrl.org), the
Affiliated Club Coordinator (w6dpd@arrl.org) and the Director
(k6jat@arrl.org) and to ARRL HQ (clubs@arrl.org).
Need to take an Amateur exam? Are you having an exam? Check the ARRL web
page, www.arrl.org/arrlvec/examsearch.phtml for exam information. You
can also search for Amateur Radio Classes in your area and register your
exam. Instructors can also register classes there.
Card Checking in the Section: You can get cards checked for awards
within the section. W6XK, K6ZZ, and W6DPD can check your cards for DXCC
in accordance with the rules for field checking. DXCC card checkers may
now check cards dated from Nov 15, 1945, including Deleted DXCC
Entities. K6ZZ can now check 160 Meter Cards. DXCC card checkers may, at
their discretion, check cards for WAS, WAC, and VUCC. W6DPD and K6ZZ can
check cards for the CQ Awards, WAS, DX, Field, and Prefixes. The card
checkers may also check applications for the IARU Region 2 Award. ARRL
Special Service Clubs may appoint a HF awards manager for WAS and a VHF
Awards Manager for VUCC.
The Webinar by Hank Garretson, W6SX, has been posted to the WWROF
webpage (www.wwrof.org) under the Webinars link.
Hanks presentation will be of particular interest to “Little Pistols”
and those who are space limited. It’s worth checking out!
Hank added a link to the elevation plot which can be viewed at
http://www.heywhatsthat.com/
Also the Ladder Snaps in the presentation can be found at
http://www.73cnc.com/product_p/ls100.htm You can e-mail Hank at
w6sx@arrl.net for additional details.
The K6RAU (our Traffic Manager) Morse Code Instruction Course is
available at www.pdarrl.org/K6RAU or www.pdarrl.org/k6rau.
No need to know a “dit” from a “dah”, simply with paper and pencil, and
following the instructions.
San Joaquin Valley Nets:
The Noontime net meets on 7.268.5 MHz. This net handles a lot of
messages.
Daytime Region 6 Traffic Net meets daily at 3:30 pacific time on or near
7.275 MHZ. This one is probable not in operation at this time.
The California Traffic Net meets daily on 3.906 MHZ and 6:00 PM local
time.
The Golden Bear Amateur Radio Net meets nightly at 7:00 PM local time on
3.975 MHZ.
Northern California Net (NCN), the Section Traffic Net, meets nightly on
3.533 MHZ at 7 PM Pacific Time.
San Joaquin Net meets Monday-Saturday on 3918khz, at 6 PM Pacific Time.
Western Public Service System (WPSS) meets nightly on 3952khz, roll –
at 7:30 PM local Time.
The Mission Trail Net meets nightly on 3.856 MHZ at 8:00 PM local time.
Northern California Net 2 (NCN2) The slow speed training session of NCN,
meets nightly on 3.533 MHZ at 9 PM Pacific Time. Handling traffic on CW
is a good way to improve your CW skills.
CWops Tests are held weekly – Every Wednesday at 1300Z, 1900Z, and
0300Z (Thursday). Info and rules at http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html.
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ARRL San Joaquin Valley Section
Section Manager: Dan Pruitt, AE6SX
ae6sx@arrl.org
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